James Clark is a foreign exchange trader with Citibank. He notices the following quotes. Spot exchange rate Six-month forward exchange rate Six-month $ interest rate Six-month SFr interest rate USD1.2051/SFr USD1.1922/SFr 8% per year 10% per year Is there an arbitrage opportunity? If yes, determine the arbitrage profit in Swiss Francs. Assume that James Clark is authorized to work with $1.000.000, Input your answer without any currency information.

James Clark is a foreign exchange trader with Citibank. He notices the following quotes. Spot exchange rate Six-month forward exchange rate Six-month $ interest rate Six-month SFr interest rate USD1.2051/SFr USD1.1922/SFr 8% per year 10% per year Is there an arbitrage opportunity? If yes, determine the arbitrage profit in Swiss Francs. Assume that James Clark is authorized to work with $1.000.000, Input your answer without any currency information.

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